Report: Johnson willing to work with Lightning on potential trade

The Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to move longtime forward Tyler Johnson in an effort to weather their salary cap crunch this offseason.

Johnson, 30, has given the Lightning several teams to work with for a potential trade, TSN's Darren Dreger reported Tuesday.

The 5-foot-8 pivot has four years remaining on his current deal, which carries an annual cap hit of $5 million.

The Lightning are one of several teams that have been significantly impacted by the flat salary cap in 2020-21. Tampa Bay has $5.3 million in projected cap space with several key restricted free agents - including forward Anthony Cirelli and defensemen Mikhail Sergachev and Erik Cernak - in line for new deals.

Johnson tallied 14 goals and 31 points through 65 games this season and added seven points in 25 playoff contests en route to the Stanley Cup.

He's spent all eight of his NHL seasons with the Lightning after signing with the club as an undrafted free agent in 2011.

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